Christian Church and Theology. Of expiatory acts performed by a penitent, or the sufferings of Christ: that serve as atonement or punishment for…

Having the attribute of expiating or making satisfaction for an offence; serving to expiate. Const. of.

Designating a person who believes in the performance of penitential acts as atonement or punishment for sin; designating such an act (cf. satisfaction…

That makes amends; conciliatory, propitiatory.

Making expiation or atonement; expiatory.

Reconciling; making reparation for offences; expiating.

Tending or adapted to expiate.

Propitiatory, expiatory.

= expiatory, adj.

Of, belonging to, or relating to satisfaction (in various senses). Also (in later use): that satisfies certain requirements.

Lustral, expiatory.

Expiatory; = piacular, adj. 1. rare.

That involves or is concerned with reparation or making amends. Cf. satisfaction, n. 2a. Now rare.

pertaining to expiation.

Pertaining to lustration, expiatory purification, or (jocularly) washing.

= piacular, adj. 1.